Research and Scholarship Committee
The University of Houston Research and Scholarship Committee (RSC) exists as one branch of the faculty governance structure through the Faculty Senate. It assists the President, Provost, and Vice Presidents in formulating recommendations and policies affecting the research community on the UH campus. The Research and Scholarship Committee provides a forum for internal discussion, initiates policies touching on research matters, gathers and disseminates information to the faculty, and provides a faculty voice to University Administration on matters pertaining to research.
The Research and Scholarship Committee also administers the funding for UH internal awards.
FY2024 Meeting Dates
The RSC meets on the third Friday of each month (except where noted) from 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Fall Meeting Dates
- Friday, September 15, 2023
- Friday, October 20, 2023
- Friday, November 17, 2023
- Friday, December 15, 2023
Spring Meeting Dates
- Friday, January 26, 2024
- Friday, February 16, 2024
- Friday, March 22, 2024
- Friday, April 19, 2024
Committee Members (FY2024)

Diana Chow
RSC Chair
Professor, Pharmaceutics

Scott Gilbertson
RSC Vice Chair
Professor, Chemistry

Olga Bannova
Research Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Bernhard Bodmann
Professor, Mathematics

Cheryl Brohard
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing

Maria Burns
Assistant Professor, Information & Logistics Technology

Pratik Chakrabarti
Professor, History

Sanghyuk Chung
Associate Professor, Center for Nuclear Receptors & Cell Signaling

Julie Derges
Associate Professor, Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts

Dave Fagundes
Professor, Law

Shailendra Joshi
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Benjamin King
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Medicine

Mili Kyropoulou
Assistant Professor, Architecture and Design

Minwoo Lee
Assistant Professor, Global Hospitality Leadership

T. Randall Lee
Professor, Chemistry

Bin Li
Assistant Professor, Accountancy & Taxation

Dmitri Litvinov
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sarah Narendorf
Assistant Professor, Social Work

John O'Brien
Professor, College of Optometry

Daniel Price
Clinical Assoc Prof, Honors College

Virginia Rangel
Assistant Professor, College of Education

Hanadi Rifai
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Santi Thompson
Associate Librarian, University Libraries

Andres Viana
Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Ling Zhu
Associate Professor, Political Science
Ex-Officio Representatives

Holley Love
(non-voting)
Instructional Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Susie Gronseth
(voting)
Clinical Associate Professor, Education
DOR Ex-Officio Representatives

Claudia Neuhauser
(non-voting)
Interim Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Research

Ezemenari Obasi
(non-voting)
Associate Vice President for Research Administration
DOR Ad Hoc Members
